LegendaryNew York Dollsfront man David Johansen has announced a residency under his pseudonym Buster Poindexter at Cafe Carlyle in NYC which will take place from February 10 through February 21, 2015. For more info and tickets click here!

The NYHC book by Tony Rettmanwhich has just been released is an account of the New York Hardcore scene spanning over a decade from 1980-1990.

It’s an oral history featuring 100′s of interviews with members of The Stimulators, Bad Brains, Nihilistics, Heart Attack, False Prophets, Kraut, The Mad, Adrenalin O.D, Even Worse, Undead all of whom appear on the classic and definitive ROIR compilation ‘New York Thrash‘.

Originally released as a cassette in 1982, it’s now available on CD, LP and MP3!

A new exhibition by Swiss American artist Christian Marclayopens this week at White Cube in Bermondsey, London. As part of the exhibition, Marclay has joined with The Vinyl Factory and the London Sinfonietta, inviting a whole host of names from across genres to perform in the studio every weekend over its residency. Each performance will be recorded on the world’s first mobile vinyl manufacturing press – allowing visitors to witness the full process of creating vinyl on site! Click here for more info.